FLAG-ERA JTC 2017 Pre-Proposal

FLAG-ERA JTC 2017 Pre-proposal

FLAG–ERA JTC 2017 Pre-Proposal

Project Acronym
Project Full Title
Flagship topic (Graphene or HBP)
Main area (1, 2, 3…)
Secondary area(s) (If several, please separate with semicolons)
Duration / months

Partners and participants involved in the realisation of the project

Partner Number / Country / Institution/ Department / Name of the Principal Investigator (PI)[1] / Name of the co-Investigators[2] / Other participants[3]
1
Coordinator
2
3
4
5
6

Use as many lines as needed

Summary of the project[4] (max. 3000 characters):

Project detailed informations :

Ensure to update the pagination of the following table of contents

1 Section 1: Relevance to the call 3

2 Section 2: S/T Quality 3

2.1 General objectives of the project 3

2.2 State of the art 3

2.3 Approach and research method 3

2.4 Expected progress beyond state of the art 3

3 Section 3: Implementation 3

3.1 Work plan and work packages 3

3.2 Management and risk assessment 3

3.3 Consortium 4

3.4 Financial plan 4

4 Section 4: Impact 4

4.1 Expected impacts 4

4.2 Dissemination and exploitation of results 4

5 Ethical issues 4

6 References 4

General recommendation:

1.  The document must not exceed a maximum of 10 pages, all included. Any page beyond this limit will be disregarded. The minimum font size allowed is 11 points with single spaced lines. The page size is A4, and all margins (top, bottom, left, right) should be at least 15 mm (not including any footers or headers). Indications provided in italics can be deleted.

2.  Please complete all sections. For the evaluation criteria, please refer to the call announcement. Your proposal should include all details required.

1 Section 1: Relevance to the call

(~ ½ page)

Explain how the proposal addresses the specific scope of the topic. Be specific about the relevant areas in the topic description.

2 Section 2: S/T Quality

2.1  General objectives of the project

(~ ½ page)

Describe the context, scientific question(s) addressed and general objectives of the project.

2.2  State of the art

(~ ½ page)

Describe the state of the art in the domain addressed by the project. Quantitative information must be provided.

2.3  Approach and research method

(~ ½-1 page)

Describe the approach and research method followed. Provide information about experimental protocols and metrics to be used, showing that results will be reproducible.

2.4  Expected progress beyond state of the art

(~ ½-1 page)

Describe the targeted outcomes. They should be clear, measurable, realistic and achievable within the duration of the project. Provide quantitative information when possible.

3 Section 3: Implementation

3.1  Work plan and work packages

(~ 1 page)

Describe the general work plan and foreseen work packages.

3.2  Management and risk assessment

(~ ½ page)

Describe the organisational structure, the management structure and the decision-making. Describe the assessment on the feasibility, and the possible risks and/or bottlenecks.

3.3  Consortium

(~ ½ page)

Describe expertise and role in the project for each partner.

3.4  Financial plan

(~ ½ page)

The overview and financial plan for each project partner is described directly in the Evaluation and Submission System (ESS) by the coordinator. Justify here these resources to be committed including: Personnel, Consumables, Equipment, Travel, Subcontracting, Provisions, Licensing fees, other.

4 Section 4: Impact

4.1  Expected impacts

(~ ½-1 page)

Describe the scientific impact of the proposed project, providing only information that applies to the proposal and its objectives. Wherever possible, use quantified indicators and targets. Describe how your project will contribute to the expected impacts set out in the work programme of the Flagship.

4.2  Dissemination and exploitation of results

(~ ½-1 page)

Describe the plan for disseminating and exploiting the project results.

5 Ethical issues

Describe any foreseeable ethical issue that may arise during the course of the research project. Describe all mitigation strategies employed to reduce ethical risk, and justify the research methodology with respect to ethical issues.

6 References

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[1] The Principal Investigator (PI) is the point of contact of the partner for the corresponding National or Regional Funding Organisation.

[2] A co-investigator is a known scientist and/or group leader making a substantial contribution to the project.

[3] If the name is for the moment unknown, specify the level of expertise sought (PhD, post-doc, engineer, professor…)

[4] Be precise and concise. This summary will be used to select suitable reviewers for the proposal.